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J. S. PEOPLES.

AMMUNITION PACKING CASE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29. 1918.

1,3063 1 2 Patented June 10, 1919.

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J. s. PEOPLES.

AMMUNITION PACKING CASE. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 29. I918.

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' T0, all 'wh om'z't m ay concern JOHN s; PEOPLES, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT or GOLUMBTAKQ AMMUm-Tmmr oKINe CASE;

specification of Letters Patent;

Patented June-1o, 1919.

Application filed November. 29,1918. SeriahNo. 264,690:

rnnnurrrarnr ACTOFMARGfi '3, 1883', 22" STAT. 65252 Be it known that I, JOHN S. Pnorms, a citiz'enpof: the United; States, stationed at Washington; District of Columbia, have in. vented-{ans improvement in Ammunition- Pack-inggcases, of which the following, is a 1- specification,

- in theQUnited: States,;1Without payment of Ahotherimportant" obeect, oftheiinvene tion,- i's thelprovisioni of means wherebyl the The inventlondescribed herein may be 'used the-Government, or any of its ofiicensor-employees- 1n prosecution 01% work for the Governinent or by any other person any IQWltY' thereon; v This invention relates to improvements in ammunition: packing cases, and refers more particularly to machine gun ammunitioni'containersgaof the layer; feed type; v

' -The pri-nci'pal object ofthe invention is to provideajsimple and eff'ectiveconta-inen forfloaded'machinegun belts in Which pro vision'isqmadeiforthe readyapplication of }athe-fiHedYQOntainer to; the tripod of a' mahi ifi' igun,.-fromflwhieh; the ammunition thereing y be} fed directly: to the machine gunew ithout the necessity of, transferring ammunitioncontainer; may be sealed to prof tect the;contents-from the: weather, and whielrsealingoperation will be effected insuchiamanner asjnot to-interfere'with thespeedy access: to the contents of the con tamer.

7 With: thegforegoing objects in: the

. invention c'empriseslthe new and usefulde tails-of construction, arrangement and; com binatiomof parts, which willbe' fully described: herein, illustrated intheaccompanydng drawings and pointed: out more specifically by and in the appended claims.

Inthe accompanying drawings, wherein the preiierredi embodiment of, the inventionisshown; like reference characters refer to like; or; oorrespending parts throughout the?- s severahviews. f

I -n,-the-drawings:- s. Figurekl sla 'side elevatlon'ofan ammunir; tion; container constructed n accordance h' a l inten i n, -V portions thereof. being 7 broken away to better illustrate the underH. I longitudinal beads 12, I provide a cover 22,

lying parts.

'theleaded; beltinto va-permanent ammuni-w flange 12' is formed on the inner edge of.

, the .roll? 12-, theflanges 12f". preferably eX- Fig. i 2 container.

. Fig. .3 is an elevation of the opposite end of the container;

Fig. 4 is a top plan'- View of the container of my invention, a portion of the cover'el'er ment being unsealed and turned back in a is an'end elevation of the sealed position from which the ammunition belt may be fed to= the machine gun.

Fig. 5 isa sectional View of-my container,

the yiew being-'taken on" line 55of Fig. 1 F1g;-6 1 s fragmentary sectional View of myxrcontalner taken-0n line'66 of Fig; 21-

Referring now to the drawings in general,

ignated? as 12 and are rolledi to formr-bea'ds extending longitudinally :oiiv the-containerand pro eetinge above the container in. posi s tion" toprotect the top thereof; A vertical tendin 'inwfvard' to the innerredge: of: the, side p ates" l0. 1 The lower in-turned' ledges are, designated as 13, the-same being turned gaged; at each end of the'devi'eeabout the end edges ofthe' aforesaidside covers 11-. The endpieces are recessedknit-Ween: the side plates as at 18,-.and may lee-ribbed as at 19K to give rigidity to theassembledj container. The upper edge of the front end. piece is turned inwardly at 2'3 and, rolled down-; wardly as at 24 against the inner face of:

the end, for a purpose which', Willbe here-g inafter pointed out.. Theupper edge of the rear end sheet is turned inwardly at right anglesto-form an overlapping; lip 21-. and;

edges 12 of the sidenoversa soldered tothe upper face of the in-turned Upon. the proj ectlng- 1p '21 and extended longitudinally of'thecontainer between; the

the cover being-engaged by soft solder, to vfgagement'therewith and," by-grasping the preferably formed of pliable sheet metal, handle '26 by bending the clip 1; of Mi. 1 V

the aforesaid prto the y llg g handlef-2fiiand pulling the cover upwardly end sheet.

12 of the side'covers and to the uppermost portion of the in-turned edge 23 of the front The forward end of the'cover strip isturned down at 25 and. engaged to the front end 16 by soft solderja handle 26 .7 being-engaged to the end thereof in any,

suitable manner;

As an auxiliary means I of holding the cover 22 in place, especially efiectivewhen, the filled container is being transported, I have; provided a metallicclip 27 which is fixed to the front end piece 16 .and'which is adapted to be bent over the handle to remov'i a'bly hold the 'same firmly in place. against the end of the container.

The rear end of the container-is provided with a fabric or leather handle 28, a pair of brackets 29being5fixed to'tlie rear end piece 17 in spaced apart relation to receive the looped ends of the handle, as is illustrated in Fig. 3, I When handle 28'is in uSe the con tainer is upended, the fronta-end becoming the-bottom ofthe container in an. obvious" manner.

The normal'position of the containerawhen in use onla machine gun'is as shown-in Fig; '1, the'container being engaged in thefammll nition case bracket" on the machine gun trig pod'not sshowni- To this end, thecontainer is provided with vertical grooves '30 on each side adjacent to the front edge of the side thereto; Strips 32 are formed of'shfeet metal and are engaged' -t'ogether by, being. erfo-f' rated' at 32 and strung'on a rod or Wire 3231 units, adapting the 'containerto fit between the usual verticalflanges of the tripod brack ets not-shown; The lower front endjcorners of :the'container are tapered asat' 31'topro vide necessary clearance with respect to the tripodgn' 1 As an' essentiah-partof my container, I

riedwithin the container, but not' engaged adapted-to be'positioned longitudinally of the container and provided with enlarged heads 34 on each end. Said strips are adapt ed to beforced vertically between one of the side plates 10 and the belt 35 on'which the cartridges 36 within the container arecarried. The strips are spaced'between thepro jecting nosed ends of the'cartridges to prevent thebelt from slipping off the; tapered cartridges during handling of the filled con-' I taine'rb The spacing strips are" formed of pliable metal, as is therod 33-upon which they are mounted, allowing the spacing strips and-rods to be readily withdrawn from the container, even 'when the cover 22 is with-' drawn only a portion of the distance across the top, as is sho'wnin Fig; 4.; l

In'bringing the container-into use on a machine gun, the operatonwill disengage t ween the container and ecover;

ammunition be used the coverqwill'still be m tw ssemble;appeara ce: f removable, cover for-.;c1 sin -theicontaineri;

f to open the c0ntaiiier, a handle attached to; II T? the cover; whereby the eever maybe Trolledf 1 ed to hold a cartridge-belt a fiexible'fcovef to breakthe adhesive 001 nccti on and open drawnm andrearwardly, break the soldered joint be- I -70 It is preferable that only a portion of the cover' -be torn-01f, asthe contents will be accessible when the forward'half of'the cover 7 I is rolled back. Should only a portion'of the engaged adjacent tofthe ,rear jcndthe'reof and itmay bereplacedby drawing the free 7 end of thecover forward to the'sealed posi- I tion where the handle 26 may be again en- I gaged by the clip.- 7

the, rolledportion'providing an unobstruct- 7 ed guide-way forthei fed fbelt.

' 1; Having described "the"- inventiomfiwhatgis claimed as new is: @gl f f The combination of a container adapted? to receive a -cartridge -belt, said contain'e'r P 'including side plates for ed fondetachable engagement with a is suitable support; are

movable cover 1: for closing; the -contain er,' I wm rned y."t i contameraand a adapted-for detachable engagementwiththe cover: to retain-the cover-in closed position; f L

'2.- I The I combination of a container adapt g ed 'tolreceive a cartridge-belt, said-container including" side plates; formed for' deta'chable j 3. vThe combination of aeonmined@da tn i v ed to'hold a cartridge-belt, ;a; coverfor cl'os provide a. plurality of" spaclng strips 32 car in g" the container -adapted to a be rolled back back, and means carried by the container" and' adapted for; detachable" enga ement' with the handle to hold; the cover in nor'e}. mally closed 'osition; l

4.; Th com ination of container sap for closing thefcontai'ner adhes'ively satin-en to the-container and'a handle attached tome:- I

coverwhereby the covermay be turned back the'contain'eri s. I I I 5.{The combination of-a container adapt-g ed'to hold a cartridge-belt, acct er: for the} container adhesively secured along its lon-jf gitudinal edges to the container, a handle at r Y T tached to the coverfor drawing the'cover to progressively detachtheicoverfroihthdcontainer and pliable spacers withinthe 66119 I tainer --and adapted for rem val" from tli ii container when the "cover is partial 'with i1 If'When'the container is opened,-the spacing I strips .may be; readily, removed, and th'ejcon .e

5 ed to hold a cartridge-belt and including end plates, the upper edge of the front end plate turned inwardly and downwardly to provide a roll over which a cartridge belt may be guided and a detachable cover for the container.

8. An ammunition packing case, cons1sting' of a container adapted to receive cartridges and a cover carried by said container and adapted to be rolled back to provide an exit passage for said cartridges.

9. An ammunition packing case, consisting of a container, a cover carried by said container and adapted to be operated to provide access to said container, a handle mounted in said cover for opening and closing the cover, and means for engaging the handle to retain the handlewith cover in closed osition.

10. n ammunition packing case, consisting of a container adapted to receive a belt containing cartridges, a cover for closing said case provided with means for raising the cover to permit access to the belt of cartridges, fastening means to secure the cover in closed relation to the container, and a carrying handle secured to sald c0ntamer,

JOHN S. PEOPLES.

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